(Encyclopedia) Cape CanaveralCape Canaveralkənăvˈərəl [key], low, sandy promontory extending E into the Atlantic Ocean from a barrier island, E Fla., separated from Merritt Island by the Banana River…
singer, actressBorn: 9/26/1948Birthplace: Cambridge, England Born in England and reared in Australia, singer Olivia Newton-John scored with numerous country-tinged pop hits during the 1970s and…
HOWARD, William Schley, (cousin of Augustus O. Bacon), a Representative from Georgia; born in Kirkwood, De Kalb County, Ga., June 29, 1875; attended Neelâs Academy; was a page in the State…
PENN, Alexander Gordon, a Representative from Louisiana; born near Stella, Patrick County, Va., May 10, 1799; moved with his parents to Lexington, Ky.; completed preparatory studies and…
CLINCH, Duncan Lamont, a Representative from Georgia; born at âArd-Lamont,â Edgecombe County, N.C., April 6, 1787; entered the United States Army as first lieutenant of the Third Infantry…
Senate Years of Service: 1892-1901Party: DemocratCAFFERY, Donelson, (grandfather of Patrick Thomson Caffery), a Senator from Louisiana; born near Franklin, St. Mary Parish, La., September 10,…
McALEER, William, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in County Tyrone, Ireland, January 6, 1838; immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Philadelphia, Pa., in…
SILL, Thomas Hale, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Windsor, Conn., October 11, 1783; completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I., in…
RUTLEDGE, John, Jr., (son of John Rutledge and nephew of Edward Rutledge), a Representative from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., in 1766; received private instruction and also…
FARR, John Richard, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., July 18, 1857; attended the public schools, School of the Lackawanna, Scranton, Pa., and…
